A service of the Presbytery of Des Moines is to provide churches a list of supply preachers who lead worship for churches which have no pastor, or when a pastor is away.  Pulpit supply is intended to be a Sunday-by-Sunday relationship. The approved Pulpit Supply List of the Presbytery is for the use of churches when seeking persons to fill pulpits in the absence of the pastor.  In order to administer the sacraments, the person must be a PC (U.S.A.) Minister of Word and Sacrament (Teaching Elder) unless authorized by the session and the Commission on Ministry. If you would like to suggest someone for the presbytery approved pulpit supply list, contact the Commission on Ministry or have the potential supply make that contact.

• The minimum fee for pulpit supply:
  • $150 per Sunday for one service, plus actual mileage at the IRS professional rate.
  • $200 per Sunday for two services, plus actual mileage at the IRS professional rate.
• The church is responsible for paying the pulpit supply fee when worship is canceled. There will be no responsibility for mileage unless the person actually made the trip.
• The minimum fee for moderating sessions of churches without a regular pastor: $50 per meeting plus actual mileage at the IRS professional rate.
• The IRS professional rate is 70.0 cents per mile for 2025.

List updated: 1/3/2025

DM Pulpit Supply List 1.3.25